Despite his ongoing struggles, New York Mets right-hander Matt Harvey will make his next start, manager Terry Collins said Wednesday.
Harvey, who lobbied to make Tuesday's start, saw his ERA swell to 6.08 after he allowed five runs on eight hits and two walks in five innings in the Mets' 7-4 loss against the Washington Nationals.
Collins, however, told reporters on Wednesday that the team will not give up on Harvey (3-7).
Prior to Tuesday's start, Collins acknowledged consideration needs to be given to at least temporarily bouncing Harvey from the rotation. A team official said it was premature to know whether Harvey would be sent to the minors, placed on the disabled list or reassigned to a non-starting role at the major league level.
Harvey's next scheduled turn is Monday against the Chicago White Sox at Citi Field.
Harvey surrendered a career-high 20 total bases before departing Tuesday's game. Of the 90 pitchers to make at least nine starts this season, he is one of four to fail to reach the seventh inning at least once. The others are Michael Pineda, Wily Peralta and Shelby Miller.
The Mets had implored Harvey to fire his fastball more forcefully on Tuesday than in previous starts. And Harvey actually had his best velocity of the season in the early innings, registering as high as 96 mph with his fastball. But he missed on changeups to Ryan Zimmerman and Anthony Rendon, when they belted consecutive solo homers in the fourth. And his velocity dipped and he had a "different" delivery, according to Collins, while allowing three runs in the fifth.
Mets not giving up: Harvey to remain in rotation
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